The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 712

Otis, feeling his temper flare up from my words, shot a furious glare at Zane.

"Look at Annalise! How could a daughter speak to her father like this? She's completely disrespectful! She's unworthy of being a wife."

Zane raised an eyebrow, unfazed. "But I actually like her just the way she is."

I could see that Otis still refused to open the folder and look at its contents, so I took the matter into my own hands. I opened the folder, pulled the documents, and handed them to him.

He took the papers, glanced at them briefly, and muttered, "This is evidence of my company's mistakes. I saw this years ago—"

Before he could finish his sentence, his expression turned solemn as he continued flipping through the pages.

I smiled, watching him. "You should have figured it out by now. All of this evidence is from years ago.

"Even if you submit it now, it will not change anything. After all, the company you were with then is already long gone."

looked

people. You set it up on purpose and hoped I would fall into your trap. As your daughter, I couldn't bear to see all your efforts go to waste. So I

time, pretending to play a part for someone who had never cared for me, just

you to go through all this effort only to end up empty- handed and disappointed. Once you see the contents, you'll understand

in. Instead,

same tricks that she did on me on you in the future. So, I don't think she's suited to be your wife. If you want to avoid

remained silent and looked at

see, we're already married. It was a decision I made

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not likely to separate in

his hand on the

chin, meeting

snap at Zane but then realized